Multivariate analysis of a fine-scale breeding bird atlas using a geographical information system and partial canonical correspondence analysis: Environmental and spatial effects

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1841-1856

  Titeux, Nicolas ^a,b   Dufrêne, Marc ^c   Jacob, Jean Paul ^c   Paquay, Marc ^d   Defourny, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^c Observ Faune Flore et des Habitats   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atlas; Birds; Geographical information systems; Landscape; Partial Canonical Correspondence Analysis; Spatial distribution; Variation partitioning

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAMENNE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 6944246379     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01125.x     Document Type: Article

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